kinky sex with scientologist chick. cannibalism?

[Blarg]

Interestingly, the e-meter has been around for decades and is given zero credence by anyone outside scientology.

Regarding abuse, scientology's short history is rife with abuse. Look up the Sea Org, for one.

[wazz]

Phill - scientology is definitely a cult, but it's just not on the same scale as christianity. Or any major religion, for that matter.

[LionelHutz00]

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Scientology isnt a cult - its a belief system structured around believing in a god.

If anything its a much more believable religion than Catholicism.

Id have joined the church were it not for the fact i dont believe in a god.

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That's like saying a bear flies better than a cow.

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Yeah, but last i checked people call Catholism and in a general sense Christianity a natural acceptable belief system which your country actively encourages - whereas Scientology is considered a cult for not abusing choir boys.

I mean, Thetans, really less believable than Jesus? Really?

But like i say i struggle with faith in general and i guess im as open minded about Thetans as i am Angels i wouldnt be accepted for not believing in a god.

Also, fwiw, the E Meter is a heavily misunderstood instrument - its use is a bit like using a lie detector as part of a psychiatry session - which is essentially what it is.

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oh yeah an organized religion doesnt have you take a recorded personality test and later on blackmails you with said info.

dude look into what this cult has been regularly doing before you try to compare it to an actual faith.

[prodonkey]

uhm.. look how many people have died in the name of christianity, might wanna think about that too

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Scientology isnt a cult - its a belief system structured around believing in a god.

If anything its a much more believable religion than Catholicism.

Id have joined the church were it not for the fact i dont believe in a god.

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That's like saying a bear flies better than a cow.

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Yeah, but last i checked people call Catholism and in a general sense Christianity a natural acceptable belief system which your country actively encourages - whereas Scientology is considered a cult for not abusing choir boys.

I mean, Thetans, really less believable than Jesus? Really?

But like i say i struggle with faith in general and i guess im as open minded about Thetans as i am Angels i wouldnt be accepted for not believing in a god.

Also, fwiw, the E Meter is a heavily misunderstood instrument - its use is a bit like using a lie detector as part of a psychiatry session - which is essentially what it is.

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oh yeah an organized religion doesnt have you take a recorded personality test and later on blackmails you with said info.

dude look into what this cult has been regularly doing before you try to compare it to an actual faith.

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I think phil is way off, but I guess I agree, all religions are at the least mild iterations of cults. Scientology is a full blown cult though.

[JohanCruyff]

we're really arguing whether a religion that is based on the idea of aliens coming to rescue us in a space ship if we;re pure or a ghostlike creature created us all is more believable?

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im not trying to compare the two. just look at all the horror stories of people trying to get out of scientology and getting shipped off to re-education camps. you wont have to even look far in google to find this. youre trying to argue a moot point by splitting this off into a theological debate.

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uhm.. look how many people have died in the name of christianity, might wanna think about that too

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That makes scientology any better than it is ... how?

[rubbrband]

Edd wtf no religion strategy in bbv!